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| January 27, 2014 |
 Abe calls for summit for 'inseparable' Japan and China Tokyo (AFP) Jan 24, 2014 - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said Friday that Japan and China are "inseparable" and urged Beijing to come to the table for "vital" summit talks as he sought to move on from comparisons he drew with World War I. Abe told lawmakers he would not budge on the sovereignty of the Tokyo-administered islands that Beijing claims, but insisted the disagreement should not prevent a meeting between two clo ... more |  |
 Gulf Arabs pursue united military command again, allies skeptical Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (UPI) Jan 24, 2013 - Saudi Arabia and its five partners in the Gulf Cooperation Council say they're establishing a joint military command to coordinate their defenses, but it remains to be seen whether this will produce the coordinated military procurement for which their American protectors are pushing. The leaders of Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, Qatar, Oman and Bahrain announced the mov ... more |  |
Outside View: Repeating the past Boston (UPI) Jan 24, 2013 - As we look ahead to the New Year, work and strive to keep resolutions and to meet promises, we might take a moment to offer contemplative thanks for the many gifts that we have received within our daily lives: a loving family, good health and, of course, our freedom. As a topic for consideration, there are two Christian bishops who were kidnapped last April and are being held captive a ... more |  |
India celebrates Republic Day, president warns on corruption New Delhi (AFP) Jan 26, 2014 - India marked its Republic Day on Sunday with a parade of military hardware in the capital, as the president warned the country's politicians against underestimating public anger over corruption. Thousands of spectators turned out for the annual military and cultural parade along New Delhi's ceremonial Rajpath boulevard, along with political leaders and chief guest Japanese Prime Minister Shi ... more |  |
 Iran says no need for UN watchdog office in Tehran Tehran (AFP) Jan 25, 2014 - A senior Iranian official Saturday dismissed the need for a Tehran office for UN inspectors tasked with monitoring Iran's partial nuclear freeze, Mehr news agency said. The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency had said the watchdog may ask Iran for permission "to set up a temporary office to provide logistical support," for its inspectors. UN inspectors are in Iran to monitor t ... more |  |
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 Xu Zhiyong: moderate activist who still tested China's limits Beijing (AFP) Jan 26, 2014 - Once he graced the pages of China's Esquire magazine, but lawyer Xu Zhiyong endured long harassment for his legal activism before he was sentenced to four years in prison on Sunday. "The power to govern should not come from the barrel of a gun but through votes," believes Xu, whose advocacy for reform ultimately crossed the limits set by the ruling Communist Party. Born in northern China ... more |  |
Philippines, rebels see final peace deal in weeks Manila (AFP) Jan 26, 2014 - The Philippine government and the country's main Muslim rebel group said Sunday they hoped to sign within weeks a final peace deal to end decades of deadly insurgency after clearing the last hurdle in 18 years of negotiations. A "comprehensive agreement" with the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) should be signed in February or March, Manila's chief negotiator Miriam Coronel-Ferrer told A ... more |  |
Israeli jailed for espionage goes free after 26 months Jerusalem (AFP) Jan 26, 2014 - An Israeli woman convicted of spying and leaking classified military documents to the media walked free on Sunday after serving 26 months of a four-and-a-half year prison sentence. Commercial TV station Channel 2 showed former soldier Anat Kam leaving Neve Tirza women's prison in Ramle near Tel Aviv wearing jeans and a dark sweater. "I'm going home, goodbye," she called to waiting report ... more |  |
Israel to let more building materials into Gaza Gaza City, Palestinian Territories (AFP) Jan 26, 2014 - Israel is to allow the entry of more building materials into the Gaza Strip, the defence ministry said Sunday, and a UN refugee agency said they should be delivered soon. "About 1,000 tonnes of cement and building materials will enter the Gaza Strip for storm damage restoration and other projects of UN agencies," the Israeli defence ministry said in a statement. Last month a fierce winte ... more |  |
 Afghan govt offers 2009 AFP photo as 'evidence' of 2014 airstrike Kabul (AFP) Jan 26, 2014 - A photograph the Afghan government distributed to back up its claims about civilian casualties in a US airstrike 10 days ago was actually a 2009 AFP photograph of a different funeral, a media investigation revealed Sunday. The presidential palace gave journalists a dossier compiled by a fact-finding team sent by Afghan President Hamid Karzai to Parwan province to gather evidence on the airst ... more |  |
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France, China fete 50 years since recognition Paris (AFP) Jan 24, 2014 - France and China begin year-long celebrations next week to mark 50 years since Paris became the first Western power to recognise the Communist government, paving the way for Beijing's global acceptance. Both sides will highlight former French president and World War II resistance hero Charles De Gaulle's "visionary" decision during the Cold War to launch full diplomatic relations, breaking r ... more |  |
 DR Congo arms depot blast death toll rises to more than 20: UN Mbuji-Mayi, Dr Congo (AFP) Jan 25, 2014 - An explosion at an arms depot in the central Democratic Republic of Congo claimed more than 20 lives, the UN peacekeeping mission in the country said Saturday. The city of Mbuji-Mayi "was ravaged with more than 20 dead, around 50 wounded and many destroyed houses" on Friday, MONUSCO said in a statement. A government spokesman gave an initial toll of at least five dead from the blast trig ... more |  |
Croatian secret police ex-chief extradited to Germany Zagreb, Croatia (UPI) Jan 24, 2013 - Croatia Friday handed over a former secret police chief chief to Germany to head off further worsening of relations between European Union leaders and the newest EU member. Croatia resisted extradition of Josip Perkovic, 68, despite EU warnings of financial sanctions and isolation of Zagreb in the European community. But, on Friday, Croatian authorities handed him over to German officia ... more |  |
Jihadist group claims downing of Egypt army helicopter Cairo (AFP) Jan 26, 2014 - An Al-Qaeda inspired group has claimed it shot down an Egyptian military helicopter in the Sinai peninsula, in what the army said was an accident that killed five soldiers. The Ansar Beit al-Madqis group, which has taken responsibility for a series of deadly attacks across the country, said its fighters brought down the helicopter on Saturday with a missile. The military issued a stateme ... more |  |
Thales chooses Steyr grenade launcher for EF88 rifle Canberra, Australia (UPI) Jan 24, 2013 - Steyr Mannlicher's SL40 grenade launchers will be part of Thales Australia's EF88 rifle package under development for the Australian military. Thales said it agreed the partnership with Steyr after extensive testing of the Austrian manufacturer's lightweight launcher - about 2 1/2 pounds - on the EF88 and its variants. The side-opening grenade launcher with a double action trig ... more |  |
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Rights group slams India verdict clearing army of deaths New Delhi (AFP) Jan 25, 2014 - A human rights group Saturday slammed a military court verdict clearing five Indian army officers involved in the killing of five civilians, saying it showed the military's "continuing impunity for serious abuses". The five local civilians were killed in Pathribal village, in the northern state of Jammu and Kashmir, days after the massacre of 35 Sikhs in the remote village of Chattisinghpora ... more |  |
'Jewish state' demand bares clashing Mideast narratives Ramallah, Palestinian Territories (AFP) Jan 26, 2014 - The controversy over Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's demand that the Palestinians recognise Israel as a Jewish state is rooted in the clashing historical narratives of the decades-old conflict. Palestinians have dismissed the demand, pointing to the fact that they recognised Israel in 1993 at the start of the peace process and insisting it's not for other nations to define a state's nati ... more |  |
China police blame terrorists for Xinjiang violence: Xinhua Beijing (AFP) Jan 26, 2014 - Chinese police said "terrorist attacks" were responsible for the latest wave of violence to hit the restive Xinjiang region in which 12 people were killed, state media reported Monday. Six people died in explosions - including blasts in a hairdressing salon and market - while another six were shot dead by police in Xinhe in Aksu prefecture in China's far west on Friday. A police invest ... more |  |
 Google to offer $3 million in bounties for successful Chrome OS hacks Mountain View, Calif. (UPI) Jan 24, 2013 - U.S. tech giant Google says it will pay a combined total of nearly $3 million to hackers who can find security weaknesses in its Chrome OS computer software. The search giant will hold a contest called "Pwnium" in March, when hackers will be able to test their skill by trying to hack into either an HP Chromebook 11 or an Acer C720 Chromebook, the Los Angeles Times reported Friday. ... more |  |
 Iraq violence kills 15 as January toll tops 800 Baghdad (AFP) Jan 25, 2014 - Shelling and bombings across Iraq killed 15 people on Saturday as militants bombed a key bridge linking the capital to north Iraq, the latest in a surge of nationwide violence. The latest bloodshed, which pushed the death toll for January to more than 800, comes just months ahead of parliamentary elections slated to take place on April 30, and has stoked fears Iraq is slipping back into all ... more |  |
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